Traveling through the distant galaxy, in the star map called the Eagle Country, the core area of the capital star is in winter, but this will definitely be the longest winter here.

The ploughed paulownia trees have turned into dead wood, and in the winter streets, they are lined with sparse and bare branches.

Snowflakes began to fall, and someone on the roadside automatic land station was walking up the stairs in front of the doors that stopped and opened. The news is played on a floating light screen in the carriage.

The person who got on the bus was still talking loudly at first, but then he whispered down, quietly in his seat, and watched the TV screen with the person next to him.

At present, the most fanatical and popular news is nothing more than the heroic battle of the Sunset Gorge to completely annihilate the Lingwei Fleet.

The people of the empire gathered together to discuss it, dissected the battle, divided it into various stages of discussion, and each link could be talked about with relish, and when they said it, some people also cut it out, "Our army is like a sleeping lion, it is beginning to wake up in this battle, and it is beginning to show our fangs, which will be the dawn of our victory in the long dark night in this Great Patriotic War"

People are enjoying the luscious fruits that this victory has bestowed on the land.

The Lingwei army was routed in the Sunset Gorge space passage, the rebellion of the Meteor was quelled, and Ma Wei, who had committed a heinous crime, was captured by the Humphrey fleet, and the rout of the Lingwei army was just as exciting as the news that Tie Fu, the "human demon" who committed a heinous crime in the Sima orbital circle, was captured and prepared to be tried.

On the eve of Tiefer's trial, both the royal family, the wartime cabinet, and the military were all well prepared for the next day's trial.

At the pre-trial meeting, Xia Ying stood up from her seat, she was wearing a purple skirt today, solemn and elegant, but at this time, her long eyebrows were like flying into a lonely cold mountain path, and there was a cold smoke in the blur, and she had all the information about the trial Tiefu in front of her twenty hours later, handprinted on this set of materials, she raised her head, faced the big people from all sides in the conference room, and asked herself, "Why is this happening?" ”

Even if she has the co-chairmen of the lower house of parliament in front of her, and there are representatives of the members of the upper house. There are high-ranking military officials with various gold star medals hanging from their chests, as well as representatives from the royal family and the scribe of the sage of the Holy Oak.

These are the people who can rank in the top 30 of power in this kingdom.

At this time, Xia Ying questioned them.

She looked at Lieutenant General Humphrey on the side and said, "General Humphrey, you and I should both know very well who captured Tiefu. Why is there no mention of it in this information? ”

Yes, what Xia Ying is questioning now is that in the trial of Tiefu the next day, the official current unified voice, that is, Humphrey's fleet captured Tiefu.

Before this, Xia Ying had heard some official news, but she couldn't help it, until now, when she saw the content of this interrogation material at the pre-trial conference, she was furious. At this time, the slender and pure hand clenched several times in private before getting up and asking this question.

Facing the room full of core powers, Xia Ying stood up and questioned, this behavior was completely offensive.

But these big people did not have any anger on their faces at this time, but were slightly complicated and embarrassed, and even a little ashamed, and some people avoided her gaze directly.

Humphrey's face was also as gloomy as a piece of cold iron, facing Xia Ying's questioning, facing these clear and deep eyes, Humphrey said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, I'm a soldier. First of all, to carry out the orders of the military, there are some secrets, and for certain considerations we must hide them. ”

"General Humphrey, you should know how you got to where you are today...... What is it that makes you so disrespectful of the facts? Xia Ying's stern eyes stared at the broad-faced and broad-eared general in front of him.

Humphrey's expression was complicated, and he said, "Believe me, my guilt now is not much less than yours...... I also know that without him, I Humphrey might not be able to stand here today. However, I had to comply with the arrangements of the military. Even if it's a lie, we have to keep it open and tell it."

"It's deception and deliberate concealment, you're all liars." Xia Ying raised her head and said.

There was a low, chaotic noise in the conference room, and it was obvious that some "big people" here were angered by Xia Ying's aggressiveness. Some looked at the girl quietly, thinking that she was still too naïve after all. This is a war, but she wants to pursue the truth, and it is the most important thing to be able to maximize the interests that are in line with the moment. The countdown to Lin Tiefu's trial was only twenty hours, but at this moment, she wanted to tear open the established iron curtain with those delicate hands, which would only make her own blood drip.

"Xia Ying, don't mess around" it was Charles who spoke, his face solemn, "Those are not important, what is important is the judgment of Tiefu, he will receive the hammer of justice." ”

"As for his ......," after a pause, Charles seemed to have a lot of concerns, and said, "Lin Hai will receive his honor, the battle of Sunset Gorge, it was he who gathered the crusading fleet to take the lead in attacking and containing Dugu, strategically speaking, he played a pivotal role, he is a hero, and his contribution must be a strong stroke." ”

Xia Ying turned her head to look at her father, the man she was closest to but had never guessed, and said, "Hard...... General, I'm not trying to get any honor for anyone...... None of that makes sense. But...... What are you afraid of? Are you so afraid that you don't even have the courage to make it public or admit a fact? ”

There was always the sound of water chestnuts in the room, and the people around looked at it with deep or surprised or indifferent or sneering.

On the side, Chen Xingrui of the Assas family spoke, "Actually, I also admire Lin Hai very much, although he has never been masked, but that person has always surprised us...... So far, his life has bloomed with the most beautiful brilliance...... I very much agree with Miss Xia Ying's statement, sometimes, we don't even have the courage to disclose a fact? ”

Everyone looked at Chen Xingrui, but most of them restrained their indifference and arrogance towards Xia Ying, how could these characters not know how unfathomable the heir of the Assas family in front of them was, so even if he and Xia Ying said the same thing, they also knew that there was another deep meaning.

"But can you think about it, maybe it's not that we don't have the courage to go public? The people of this country have enough courage to deal with Yiqiē," Chen Xingrui smiled, revealing his white and beautiful teeth, "We are simple and kind. At one time, it was thought that such noble discipline and morality would become a very precious yardstick in this universe...... But until the war, until the appearance of those minions who have torn our pure goodness to the point of blood. It is a cunning and murderous enemy, and if we fail to deal with it, we will never recover."

"Lin Hai's death is uncertain, and now he may be in danger of the enemy...... We can't use heavy propaganda, if we spare no effort to push him to the fore and portray him as a great hero of the Great Patriotic War, then imagine that once the enemy captured him...... Seeing that we have spared no effort to build such a hero," Chen Xingrui looked at Xia Ying, his lips and teeth open, glowing with cold light, "What will the enemy do?" The biggest blow to an opponent is to spare no effort to destroy their faith. I think that I will use every means to humiliate him, and I will torture him to the point with the most cruel punishment, and knock this hero who stands in our hearts to the dust

Xia Ying's body trembled slightly.

Chen Xingrui continued, "Just imagine...... When the enemy makes the relevant video public, when we see with our own eyes what inhuman torture this hero suffers, will the monument in people's hearts collapse? No matter how righteous indignation is, the sorrow that lingers in the bottom of my heart and the collapse of total morale are inevitable. At that time, the authorities had to flatly deny or admit the two options of mourning, the former of which the public was not stupid, and they knew that if they did so, their credibility would be lost. On the other hand, it will plunge the entire Eagle Country into a more panicked situation, the people are expecting justice to always defeat evil, and heroes will always be unharmed, if justice is destroyed, heroes are slaughtered, people's fragile spiritual pillars will collapse, and the chain reaction triggered will be ruined."

In the entire conference room, there was only Chen Xingrui's voice, of course, even if there were people present who were hostile to the Assas family, they had to admit that this was indeed the truth. It's a risk that has to be faced.

"Therefore, in order to avoid such a collapse effect, the empire must first prevent and contain this from happening in a certain way."

Xia Ying stood quietly in place. The hand hung down weakly, and then clenched slightly.

The meeting ended with a consensus, and the people in the room left one after another.

Outside the window of the county government building, the once lush trees withered in the cold wind, Xia Ying remembered that in the summer, she smiled carefree under the shade of the trees that fell on that street, and now when she looked up, she could only see the milky white sky and bare branches, like weeds with uneven borders of the grave.

The father, who used to smile at her, is now utilitarian and cold. Maybe this is war, which will eventually turn everyone who is familiar with each other into strangers.

However, the man who was no stranger to her now, he ...... And where are the battles?

"I said that you are the hero of the Battle of Sunset Gorge, you have to return, and the people must understand who is fighting for them," Xia Ying muttered, "I also said that I would wait for someone to have a cup of coffee on that Tongshu Street." Now it doesn't matter whether the population understands who is fighting for them. As long as you can come back, I just want to be there, and I'll be alone with you. ”

Buckingham Palace.

Luo Wei, a royal adviser and head of the Military Intelligence Agency, passed through the flower-cut path and came to the audience hall.

After entering the audience hall in observance, Luo Wei saw the woman in a plaid coat, sitting in the winter sun that was fully illuminated into the palace.

When he saw her, even Luo Wei, a veteran of the intelligence front who was on the line of life and death, could feel a feeling of being placed under all her protection. It's like I'm just a kid.

An old agent from the MIA, who was directly handpicked by the queen to become the head of the MIA, at that time this move had actually caused a shock in the intelligence community within the empire.

However, there were no unexpected encounters, and it was not as many people who secretly chewed their tongues as they imagined that the military intelligence bureau would capsize, on the contrary, all the earthquakes that would encounter in the eyes of outsiders that year were replaced in peace. Just because the ocean is calm on the surface doesn't mean that there aren't undercurrents inside. Therefore, those who saw the door clearly at that time really looked at Luo Wei, who had taken over as the head of the MIA from an unknown old agent, with a look of awe.

Those who have a keen sense can feel the queen's not simple. Thus sweating profusely.

"Our agents have confirmed that they have intercepted Lin Hai's news, but the situation is also ......complicated on the core planet where the ruling government of the Maguan Star Domain is located now," Luo Wei reported in cautious terms.

The woman named Windsor nodded, and she looked silently at the garden half a line away from the shadow of the eaves, and the budding buds could survive under the greenhouse dome in front of them, bright in the four seasons, but if the dome was broken and disappeared, these delicate flowers that had never been subjected to frost and wind would all wither and decay, not as good as weeds.

After a few minutes of silence, she looked up and said, "From my personal point of view, I really hope that after the battle in Sunset Gorge, he will return safely and not be so heroic...... After that, whether it is the capture of Tiefu or the first merit of the Battle of Sunset Gorge, these are his real contributions to this empire, he will be knighted, he and his family will be respected by the royal family and recognized by the people, even the lily nobles, they must also give in. ”

Luo Wei paused and said, "With all due respect, it is not very likely that Lin Hai will be able to return smoothly, but we have been doing our best to make relevant efforts."

The queen said, "Tomorrow will be Tiefu's public trial......

"In this verdict, it was made clear that it would be General Humphrey who captured Tiefu. This is also your resolution to pass guò......"

The queen nodded, and did not speak again, but only looked at the cluster of flowers. Lowe knew she was tired and stepped back at the right time.

The capital city of Star Oba Blue has a spire and a red-painted exterior building.

This is the much-anticipated Hague Tribunal where Tiefer's trial is about to begin.

At this moment, outside the spire courtroom, outside the fenced lot, journalists and media gathered. No aircraft are allowed to pass over the court. In the courtroom, cameras are installed in every corner to ensure that the trial can be clearly displayed in front of the public door.

Nine a.m. A heavy transport plane arrived at the airport near the Hague Tribunal, and dozens of vehicles and mechs, as well as the nearby air base, were on standby at all times to ensure the ceremony of the Holy Judgment today.

The heavy explosion-proof convoy escorting Tiefu is rushing to the courtroom that is about to be heard under the live broadcast.